Category: Blog Post
Charlie Chanaratsopon, CEO and Founder of “Charming Charlie” Cares
The abbreviation for cholangiocarcinoma, a rare form of liver cancer is “CC” however, one “CC” patient in Oregon prefers to…
Campaign for the CURE: Meet Kris Jacobs
My name is Kris and my journey began in Feb. 2011 when my back started hurting. The band of pain from my back to my chest…
Campaign for the CURE – Meet Sarah and her husband Andy
Sarah Pieh was born in Adrian, Michigan on New Year’s Eve 1976. From a young age Sarah had a distinctive…
Campaign for the CURE - Patty Corcoran
Hello! My name is Patty Corcoran, and I am 51 years old. In late February 2011, I was diagnosed with…
Campaign for the CURE - Meet Danny van Brenk
Meet Danny van Brenk, age 34 who lives with his wife and two children Floris (5) and Isabelle (2) in Heukelum,…
Photos from ASCO 2016
"Collective Wisdom" is the theme for this year's ASCO's Annual Meeting in Chicago. Our attending team includes Melinda, Barbara, Jason, Andie,…
Chemo 101
It has been awhile since I last wrote. My apologies. I have good intentions but then I get home from…
Get connected
Cancer is a scary word. Cholangiocarcinoma is an even scarier word. What makes it better is finding other people affected…
Don't listen to the statistics.
Awhile ago I asked a group of people and not just ordinary people but cholangiocarcinoma fighters, what's one piece of…
A Story of Hope
I was asked by the Foundation to share this story. I was more than happy to. It's an incredible story…
1 year later and treatment woes.
On August 4, 2015, I celebrated my one year anniversary of being "cancer free" or NED (no evidence of disease)…
Did that just happen?
I have re-written the first sentence of post three times now. Why is it so hard to get what's in…